Our Links

Here are links to many sites on the web to get more information. Please keep in mind that these are links to other organizations, are maintained by them, and we are not responsible for their content. If you know of a great site you'd like to add, contact our webmistress. Thanks!

Caring for Your Dog

Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center - Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center (CVMC) is a full service veterinary hospital and clinic for horses, dogs, and cats. From their original location started in 1978 to their new location built in 2008, the practice has constantly been striving to improve patient care by being progressive in the services provided. Please tell them DLRR has referred you.

Topaz Veterinary Clinic - A wonderful veterinary clinic that we have taken many of our rescues to for various treatments, Many of our members that live in the area take their own dogs here. We highly recommend them - they have provided excellent treatment to all our dogs. If you are looking for a vet, please consider them, and tell them that DLRR referred you!

Denver Dumb Friends League - The website for the humane society of Denver. It contains a wealth of information about caring for your dog, including tons of online information on training and behavior modification.

Lab Clubs

Here are other clubs and organizations for Labs, both in the southwest and nationally.

Papago Labrador Retriever Club - The Lab club in Phoenix. They have a list of member breeders and a code of ethics. Contact Marilyn Little, 602-966-7379

Copper State Hunting Retriever Club - Copper State HRC (CSHRC) is an AKC club dedicated to the hunting retriever. They specialize in hunting-related activities, both for Labs and other breeds. Located in Phoenix. They are also affiliated with NAHRA, and conduct hunt tests. Hunt tests are not a competition (as field trials are); rather, they test the hunting abilities of the dog in respect to established standards.

The Labrador Retriever Club - The national club for the Labrador Retrievers that is affiliated with the AKC. Generally focused more on hunting retrievers than on the show ring. Membership is limited.

North American Hunting Retriever Association - An organization dedicated to preserving hunting instincts of retrievers. They conduct hunt tests, which are not a competition of dogs competing against each other, but of individual dogs being judged against a standard.

Training

Find Your Inner Dog - Find Your Inner Dog trains both humans and dogs so that together we create harmony and balance in your household. The key here is YOU. Once we have a chance to reach the inner dog and understand what makes him tick or what motivates her, we'll then create a balanced training approach to overcome the unwanted and unsavory behaviors that exist.

Partners Dog Training - Partners Dog Training is located in Cave Creek, Arizona, United States. We are a professional behavioral dog training facility, that specializes in aggression, submissive and insecure behavior. We also offer a full sports program specially for dogs, including agility and protection dogs.

Doggie Steps Dog Training - Doggie Steps Dog Training leashed its first dog in 2005. Since then, over 500 satisfied K’9’s and customers alike have experienced the pleasures of a “calm-submissive” dog. The goal has always been to show owners how to properly integrate their dog into the home setting.

Team Canine - Training philosophy based on the idea that communication is the key to stopping unacceptable behavior and creating a well mannered dog. Their training program teaches owners and dogs how to understand and communicate effectively together.

Lab Activities

Riley's Ruff House Doggie Day Care - Where your four-legged friend will spend a fun-filled day interacting with other friendly dogs, as well as friendly people! Watch your dog play and romp on their web cams.

LABMED - While they are not actually a rescue, LABMED's purpose is to fund medical treatment for rescue dogs. They have lots of information on their site that would be useful for rescues, including fundraising tips. Please visit them and give if you can, as they have helped us a lot!

Other Breed Rescues

Arizona Beagle Rescue - An Arizona rescue that provides education and referral services for beagles from area shelters, stray beagles, and beagles from homes that can no longer keep their dog. They work with both purebred beagles and beagle mixes and serve all of Arizona.

Rescue a Golden of Arizona - A Phoenix-area rescue for Golden Retrievers. They are a very good organization and have helped us a lot. If you are interested in Goldens, contact them.

Coalition of All Breed Rescue of Arizona - CABRA is is a not-for-profit group of people dedicated to rescuing and finding good homes for purebred dogs. It is CABRA's hope that more unwanted purebreds will find loving, lifetime homes through the efforts and activities of its members.

Other Rescue Links

PACC911 - Filling a vital community need, PACC911 brings together over 100 animal welfare organizations throughout Arizona, most of which are within Maricopa County. PACC911 provides opportunities for its partners to work together for the benefit of the animals and assists animal welfare partners

East Valley Coalition of Rescues - E.V.C.O.R. is a coalition of rescues that work together to attempt to place animals that are actively being abandoned by their owners. They attempt to list and place these pets straight from the abandoner's home so that the pet will only have to make one transition - into a new, permanent family's home.

R.E.S.C.U.E. - A rescue organization in the Phoenix are that rescues all breeds of dogs as well as cats. They rescue animals from the kill lists at the county pounds. They have an online list of what animals they have available.